Here you will find two useful documents you can use when developing and writing your Agency’s plan. The OEM COOP Manual will take you through the whole process, explaining what each component of a COOP plan is and how you can navigate your Agency through the planning steps. The second one is the COOP Plan Template, which is a “fill in the blank’ shell you can use to actually draft your plan – utilizing the Forms and Worksheets you will complete as you work through the Manual.

Additionally, in the Related Links portion of this page, you will find the slide presentations of COOP Tools and Techniques. These presentations provide additional information regarding each element of a COOP plan, as well as some helpful hints on getting started.

While OEM stands ready to assist however we can, it is the intent of this tool kit to enable you and your Agency to successfully complete a viviable plan within your agency.

The State of Oregon’s COOP Manual, template and toolkit is an adaptation of the State of Idaho’s Bureau of Homeland Security’s (BHS) COOP materials. Those materials are based on the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency’s (PEMA) COOP planning, which itself was guided by earlier work done by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM). This work was further enhanced through the utilization of COOP best practices as well as information and guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA.

The ability to take advantage of COOP planning practices from other States has augmented the collection of tools and materials available for Oregon’s continuity planning. More importantly, this effort also represents great progress towards the interstate cooperation and interoperability that is anticipated in the National Continuity Policy established through National Security Presidential Directive (NSPD-51) of May 9, 2007. As such, Oregon Emergency Management would like to give special recognition and thanks to the State of Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, and Virginia Department of Emergency Management.